Crystal // Dreams, etc.

Adventures ► June 10, 2023

A Week in Idaho

It was August 2020. Air travel was once again allowed – with a lot of safety features built-in – and after the busiest work period I have ever experienced I needed to get away. A...

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January 30, 2023

Saying Goodbye to Crystal the Writer

In 2022 I read over 100 books. This might not seem like an accomplishment to some, but for me it was huge. In recent years it has been a struggle to reach my yearly goal...

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January 6, 2023

The Day the Sorcerers Visited Baby Jesus

Today is Epiphany, which is the day we celebrate the Sorcerers visiting Baby Jesus. Maybe you haven’t heard it stated quite like that before. We prefer to talk about the Wise Men visiting the Baby...

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December 31, 2022

Thoughts on Hope

Last week I posted a music playlist and looked at some of the most recent posts on this blog and saw a link to my Word of the Year for 2022 post. … My what?...

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December 21, 2022

Christmas Playlist // 2022

Hello, friends! Christmas is just days away and I’m finally sharing a Christmas playlist with you. It used to be a tradition: in November I’d start building a new playlist each year and I’d share...

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April 5, 2022

Life Under Construction

A few years ago, a huge construction project started on one of the major freeways that wrap around the city of Minneapolis. It’s a freeway that I take to get to one of the churches...

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Uncategorized ► March 7, 2022

Coffee Date // March 2022

We walk into the coffee shop with masks on. This coffee shop used to be pulsating with voices and music, packed with tables, just enough space left open for a line at the register and...

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